precipitin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of precipitin
First recorded in 1895–1900; precipit(ate) + -in 2
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The fiction predated the science: German bacteriologist Paul Uhlenhuth discovered the precipitin test for human blood only in 1900.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
A summary of the serological relationships of the birds involved in the precipitin tests is presented in Table 2, in which percentage values are presented.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
Graphs of precipitin reactions illustrating effects of formalin on antigenicity and reactivity of the extracts.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
The formolized antigens seemed to have a greater antigenicity, in most instances, than did those which were unformolized, and precipitin reactions involving antisera produced against formolized antigens developed higher turbidities.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
The precipitin reaction, however, has never been applied to actual problems in avian taxonomy prior to the present study.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
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